Holiday travel changes at CVG airport

People are still traveling for the holidays, and these are the changes you might see if you are one of those people.

WHILE WE ARE BEING ENCOURAGETO STAY HOME THIS HOLIDAYSEASON... THERE ARE SOME WHOARE HITTING THE ROAD OR TAKINGOFF BY AIR TO VISIT FAMILY ANDFRIENDS.WCPO 9 NEWS REPORTERLISA SMITH IS LIVE AT CVG THISMORNING WITH HOW HOLIDAYTRAVEL DURING THE PANDEMIC HASCHANGED.LISA?GOOD MORNING ADRIAN..SO THISIS SUPPOSED TO BE ONE OF THEBUSIEST TIMES OF THE DAY FORTRAVELERS WHO ARE FLYING THISHOLIDAY WEEKEND.

THE EARLYMORNING HOURS..

BETWEEN 5:30AND 7:30 .

HOWEVER, IT'S OFCOURSE NOTHING LIKE WHAT PASTCHRISTMASES HAVE LOOKED LIKEHERE.CVG SAYS THEY ARE EXPECTING TOONLY SEE ABOUT 45-PERCENT OFTHE TRAVEL VOLUME THEY SAWLAST YEAR THIS HOLIDAY SEASON.THEY'LL HAVE ABOUT 80 FLIGHTSA DAY DURING THE HOLIDAYS.AND THE BUSIEST DAYS WEREEARLIER IN THE WEEK.IRONICALLY, TODAY-CHRISTMASEVE IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE VERYBUSY.MEANWHILE..

IF YOU ARECATCHING A FLIGHT DURING THEHOLIDAYS-ESPECIALLY IF THIS ISYOUR FIRST FLIGHT SINCE THEPANDEMIC,, THERE ARE A FEWTHINGS YOU'LL NOTICE THAT AREDIFFERENT.

THERE'S PLEXIGLASSAT TICKET COUNTERS AND OTHERAREAS, MORE HAND SANITIZERSTATIONS AND OTHER CHANGES.Mindy Kershner,Spokesperson/Cincinnati NKYInternational Airport2:12-25"You'll see a lot of signagejust asking people to socialdistance.

Even ourconcessions are offered in adifferent way.

There'sactually a QR Code now thatyou can scan and it can pullup your menu and you can orderthatway."THE AIRPORT ALSO ADVISES YOUBRING EXTRA FACE MASKS,CLEANSING WIPES AND YOU ARENOW ABLE TO CARRY 12 OUNCES OFHAND SANITIZER IN YOUR CARRYONBAG.YOU CAN CHECK THEIRWEBSITE FOR MORE TRAVEL TIPS.AND ADRIAN, EVEN THOUGH THEREARE FEWER PEOPLE FLYING RIGHTNOW, CVG HAS A VERY ROBUSTCARGO HUB.

SO, WITH ALL OFTHE SHIPPING OF PACKAGES TOAVOID CONTACT, THEY HAVE SEENRECORD-BREAKING NUMBERS FORCARGO SHIPPING OVER THE LASTEIGHT MONTHS.